There are so many things I love about being a knitting designer, and one of them is the joy I get from seeing you enjoy my patterns and post your finished photos!…
A couple of months ago I wrote this blog post outlining the importance of blocking. I thought it would be a good idea to follow it up with a more detailed photo…
Have you ever heard anyone say that you need to “read your knitting”? It has nothing to do with reading words – it’s actually about visually understanding a stitch pattern (not just…
My latest design, 1979, calls for heavy DK or light-worsted weight yarn. But what exactly does that mean? Well, yarn is classified into different weights (fingering, sport, dk, worsted, etc) depending on…
I’m a big fan of wet-blocking. It gives your finished knitted piece a more finished look to it. And it can help even out your stitches and help to flatten out edges…